Athletics News Release

Union’s Robey earns conference softball honor

PULASKI, Tenn. - 3/19/2012 - Union University freshman pitcher Kelly Robey has been named the TranSouth Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week for the week ending March, 18, 2012. This is the second pitcher of the week honor for Robey and the third for a Union pitcher this season.

Robey, a 5-10 freshman from New Madrid, Missouri, went 3-0 on the week including a win over No. 6 Belhaven, recording 28 strikeouts in 20.1 innings pitched. In the TranSouth shutout win over FHU, she struck out the side three times in seven innings as a part of her 13 K's. In the win over Spring Hill, she entered the game in relief after Union was down 3-0 and kept Spring Hill off the board for the final 5.1 innings of work.

Robey is 10-1 on the season with a 1.42 ERA.

Union sits atop the TranSouth standings with a perfect 8-0 league mark and is 22-5 on the season.